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Mill of Rothes was founded in 1878 by local grain merchant, James Stuart who was the then licensee of Macallan. In 1888 he renamed the distillery to Glen Spey, bought Macallan out and sold it to London Gin giants, W&A Gilbey, whom set to work creating the infamous Spey Royal blend. Eventually merging with London wine vendor, Justerini & Brooks, the distillery then created IDV, and set out to perfe... This 8-year-old is a rare official bottling from the 1980s from the lesser-known Speyside distillery, Glen Spey, which primarily produced whisky for blends. [cite: Scotch Whisky Auctions, 1, 2, 5, 6]


